Teenager Choi shatters Chloe Kim's three-peat bid in Olympic halfpipe


LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- While the spotlight was fixed on American Chloe Kim's bid for a historic third straight Olympic title, a 17-year-old from South Korea stole the moment.

Choi Ga-on showed remarkable resilience Thursday in the women's snowboard halfpipe final, stunning the field with a dramatic late surge to deny Kim a three-peat and claim gold at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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